The Wildflower Center will soon be transformed into an Ice Age landscape! Travel back in time and meet 15 gigantic mammals – including a 17,500-pound woolly mammoth – that have come out of extinction to stomp around our gardens. It’s been thousands of years since these massive creatures roamed the earth. As you move through the gardens, you’ll get a glimpse of what that world was like.
The Wildflower Center will soon be transformed into an Ice Age landscape! Travel back in time and meet 15 gigantic mammals – including a 17,500-pound woolly mammoth – that have come out of extinction to stomp around our gardens. It’s been thousands of years since these massive creatures roamed the earth. As you move through the gardens, you’ll get a glimpse of what that world was like.
May 9 – August 15, 2026
Included with general admission. Free for members. Not a member? Join today!
QUEST OF THE WEEK
No two visits are alike! Once the exhibition launches, stop by the Front Pond to find different weekly challenges and see what you can discover.
FIELD STUDY GUIDE
Parents and visitors with young children: Enhance your experience by bringing along this printable guide, designed to foster engagement with each species featured in our exhibition.
FEATURED CREATURES
As you embark on your adventure, be on the lookout for these creatures of the Ice Age:
Woolly Rhinoceros
A shaggy giant built for cold climates, with a massive horn used for defense and digging through snow.
Teratornis
A prehistoric bird with a wingspan of up to 12 feet. Imagine that shadow passing overhead!
Smilodon
Better known as the saber-toothed cat, this powerful predator used its long teeth to take down large prey.
Woolly Mammoth
Towering and iconic, this 17,500-pound giant roamed ancient grasslands in search of food.
Giant Cheetah
Larger than today’s cheetahs, but likely built more for power than speed.
Megatherium
A massive ground sloth that could stand tall to reach leaves high in the trees.
Giant Lemur
Native to Madagascar, this tree-dwelling primate used its limbs to climb and navigate the canopy.
Irish Elk
Known for its enormous antlers, some spanning up to 12 feet across.
Dire Wolf
A powerful pack hunter that roamed Ice Age landscapes in search of large prey.
Josephoartigasia
A giant rodent, similar to a capybara, but the size of a bear.
Glyptodon
A heavily armored relative of the armadillo, protected by a shell-like dome.
FEATURED CREATURES
As you embark on your adventure, be on the lookout for these creatures of the Ice Age:
Woolly Rhinoceros
A shaggy giant built for cold climates, with a massive horn used for defense and digging through snow.
Teratornis
A prehistoric bird with a wingspan of up to 12 feet. Imagine that shadow passing overhead!
Smilodon
Better known as the saber-toothed cat, this powerful predator used its long teeth to take down large prey.
Woolly Mammoth
Towering and iconic, this 17,500-pound giant roamed ancient grasslands in search of food.
Giant Cheetah
Larger than today’s cheetahs, but likely built more for power than speed.
Megatherium
A massive ground sloth that could stand tall to reach leaves high in the trees.
Giant Lemur
Native to Madagascar, this tree-dwelling primate used its limbs to climb and navigate the canopy.
Irish Elk
Known for its enormous antlers, some spanning up to 12 feet across.
Dire Wolf
A powerful pack hunter that roamed Ice Age landscapes in search of large prey.
Josephoartigasia
A giant rodent, similar to a capybara, but the size of a bear.
Glyptodon
A heavily armored relative of the armadillo, protected by a shell-like dome.
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